View the culture of childhood through a whole new lens. Identify age-based bias and expand your outlook on and understanding of early childhood as a culture. Examine various elements of childhood culture: language, belief economics, arts, and social structure to understand children's dispositions of questioning, engagement, and cooperation.
Emily Plankspecializes in play-based education, diversity and culture in early childhood education, and outdoor learning. In 2011, the Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children identified Emily as one of seven emerging leaders. She earned her bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University. She and her family currently reside in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Understand early childhood as a unique culture to improve the quality of care provided to children
Includes stories from caregivers that offer up a variety of different perspectives
Humorous and engaging storytelling with comprehensive research from a variety of fields, including anthropology, sociology, developmental psychology, and early childhood.
Includes a group study guide to facilitate discussions and satisfy professional development requirements in various states
Reproducible pages
Addresses an age range of birth through age 8
Emily Plank is an up and coming leaders in early education
Index, e-book Regardless of how long you have been working with young children, you'll experience many aha moments that will stay with you long after you have put this book down.
— Jenna Bilmes
No mini-adults here. This book is your passport to new understanding of children and their most baffling behaviors. Emily Plank opens our eyes to see we are everyday travelers in a distinct and foreign land: the culture of childhood.
— Heather Shumaker, It's OK NOT to Share
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